/r/newzealand is often remembered as having negative vibes, and tons of complaining. I think the major contributor to those bad vibes are the clickbait / ragebait articles from Stuff and NZ Herald.

For some reason people kept upvoting them, even though the articles clearly never added anything of worth. The discussions around the content didn’t go anywhere, and were often just people having a whinge.

Is there a way to filter them out on Lemmy?

Edit: The way I filter them out is by blocking anyone that posts links, but there might be another way.

  • David Palmer@lemmy.nzEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I think the solution on this one is to smash that downvote button, comment about how low our standards of journalistic ethics have slipped, and if you really don’t want to see it, block the people posting it.

    Speaking for myself, if I get feedback in comments that the things I’m sharing are not welcome, I’ll stop sharing them, easy as.